At 1.1 billion people, India currently has the world's second-largest population — and it is expected to exceed China's population level by 2025, reaching about 1.5 billion. But just how large is India geographically? Specifically, we wonder: How does India’s territory compare to that of the European Union?
November 2007
Sex Ratios: Who Has the Upper Hand?
With the world population growing at a steady clip, we wonder: What is the ratio of males to females in the world? For every 100 females, there are…
World’s Average Age
There are nearly 6.7 billion people in the world — and thanks to advances in health care, their age has reached as high as 122 years. We wonder: What is the average age of all the people alive on earth today?